- Date
- July 1, 1986, 22:00 local (Jul 2, 1986, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Compton, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4153TCessna 320D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860701029799A
- Case key
- 25202
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt attempted a night landing after he was unable to extend the acft's landing lights. He stated that, over the end of the rwy at about 25 ft AGL, everything blended into a large black spot. As the plt attempted a go-around, the acft contacted the rwy, causing the left main gear to collapse. The acft then slid down the rwy and off to the left before coming to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4153T
- Reported as
- Cessna 320D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 320D0053
- Airframe hours
- 3,400
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- William G. Burnett
- Registered owner
- James B. Shafer III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 17, 1985
- Departed
- SDM · San Diego, CA
- Airport
- CPM · Compton, runway 25L, 3,670 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,105 total · 33 in this make and model · 1,105 as pilot in command · 139 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.